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ALCATEL-LUCENT SERVICE ROUTING CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

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Alcatel-Lucent Scalable IP Networks Self-Evaluation

The Alcatel-Lucent Scalable IP Networks course is designed to transform the knowledge and skills of professionals
working in the telecommunications industry. Students attending this course are assumed to have basic telecom-
munications knowledge and an aptitude for data communications technology. The self-assessment below will help
students determine if they have the prerequisite knowledge to ensure they get the most value from attending the course.

If students can answer twelve of the following seventeen questions correctly, they should consider themselves
prepared to attend the course. A score of less than twelve may indicate that the student may benefit from some
reading or other learning activities before attending the course.

1. Which of the following are characteristics of a 3. What is the purpose of the ping command?
connection-oriented network protocol? a. The ping command is used to verify the correct
a. A connection is established between the end points configuration and operation of the TCP/IP software
before data is exchanged. on a host system or router.
b. Data packets exchanged between the end points may b. The ping command is used to verify the connection
not all travel the same path. to a remote system by sending IP packets to the remote
c. Both end points must have a direct physical connection system and verifying the response.
between them. c. The ping command is used to sound or silence an
d. The end points maintain state information about the audible alarm on a computer or network device.
connection between them. d. The ping command is used to verify whether or not a
e. There is typically no acknowledgement or retransmission system has been infected by a network virus by checking
of data to ensure reliability of the data exchange between the operation of the TCP/IP protocol stack.
the end points. e. The ping command is used to retrieve user information
from a shared system such as a UNIX server.
2. What is the flash memory in a router such as the Alcatel-
Lucent 7750 Service Router (SR) typically used for? 4. Which of the following is the best definition
of the term NIC?
a. The flash memory is used to store the routing and
forwarding tables used to forward data packets. a. NIC stands for Network InterConnect, one of the
routing protocols used on the Internet.
b. The flash memory is used to store the router OS image
and basic configuration information b. NIC stands for Network Interprocess Communication, a
system service provided in UNIX to support communica-
c. The flash memory is used to store the route information
tion between an application process and network services.
received from other peer routers in the network.
c. NIC stands for Normalized Internet Chat, the
d. The flash memory is used only for the storage of log files.
standard Internet protocol used by instant messaging
e. There is typically no flash memory in routers such as the programs such as MSN.
Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR.
d. NIC stands for Network Intrusion Client, a facility
used by anti-virus programs to detect network intrusions.
e. NIC stands for Network Interface Card, the hardware
used to physically connect a system to a network.
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5. Which of the following relate to the detection of trans- 8. Which of the following is a valid IP address?
mission errors in a block of received data? a. 08-00-03-6E-44-3F
a. MAC address b. 356.42.127.898
b. Positive acknowledgement with retransmission c. 0349.0193.0000
c. Checksum calculation d. 902-787-8865
d. Parity bit e. 62.47.223.147
e. Data multiplexing
9. Which of the following is the best definition of the term
6. Which of the following statements best defines communications protocol?
the meaning of LAN and WAN? a. A communications protocol defines a set of standard
a. A LAN is a network of devices interconnected using a rules for the data representation and signalling required
local area protocol such as Novell Netware while a WAN to transmit data over a communications channel.
is a network of devices interconnected using TCP/IP. b. A communications protocol defines the operating system
b. A LAN is a network that provides e-mail and file sharing and hardware components required for two end systems
services while a WAN is a network that provides access to communicate over a communications channel.
to Internet web services. c. A communications protocol defines the maximum
c. A LAN is a network of computers running a Microsoft size of a data transmission that can occur over a
operating system such as Windows XP while a WAN is communications channel
a network of computers running the UNIX or Linux d. A communications protocol defines the legal framework
operating system. by which two end systems in different countries can
d. A LAN is a network where the systems are physically communicate over a communications channel.
connected using network cables, while a WAN is a e. A communications protocol defines the passwords and
network where the systems are connected using wireless process a user must use in order to transmit an e-mail
connections. message to another user over a communications channel
e. A LAN is a network of devices where the systems are in
close proximity, such as in a building or group of buildings
10. Which of the following is the most accurate definition
while a WAN is a network of devices where the systems
of the Internet?
are separated by large distances such as between cities.
a. The Internet is a network that allows the exchange of
documents using the hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP).
7. Which of the following is an accurate description
b. The Internet is a network that allows the exchange of
of the bandwidth of a network connection?
information between MS Windows and UNIX systems
a. 50 Mbits/sec through a system of gateways that translate between the
b. 10 Mhz different protocols used by these systems.
c. 100 KB c. The Internet is a protocol developed by the U.S.
d. 802.3 Department of Defence to allow the exchange of
information between dissimilar systems.
e. None of the above
d. The Internet is a network that allows the direct
interconnection of computer systems with the existing
telephone network.
e. The Internet is a network of interconnected networks
and computers that communicate using the Internet
protocol (IP).

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11. Which of the following best defines the term Ethernet? 14. What is the decimal equivalent of the binary
a. Ethernet is a technology that allows a system to connect number 11001000?
to a network over a wireless connection. a. 53
b. Ethernet is a technology that allows computers and b. 200
network devices such as switches to be physically c. 212
connected to each other to exchange data.
d. 424
c. Ethernet is a technology that allows a system to
exchange e-mail messages with an SMTP mail server. e. 498
d. Ethernet is a technology that provides the physical
interconnection between all the systems that make 15. What is the decimal equivalent of the hexadecimal
up the Internet. number AE?
e. Ethernet is an obsolete technology that allows a system a. 98
to connect to a network using coaxial cable. b. 114
c. 174
12. Which of the following best describes Telnet? d. 1014
a. Telnet is an application designed for the secure e. AE is not a valid hexadecimal number
exchange of files over a TCP/IP network
b. Telnet is an application designed for the exchange
16. What is the result of a logical AND operation between
of files over a TCP/IP network that provides only
rudimentary security. the two binary numbers 11100010 and 10101010?
c. Telnet is an application that provides secure access a. 21201020
to a remote host over a TCP/IP network. b. 1110001010101010
d. Telnet is an application that provides non-secure access c. 11101010
to a remote host over a TCP/IP network. d. 10100010
e. Telnet is the protocol used by IP routers to exchange e. 10110111
routing information.
17. Have you had any hands-on experience using a command
13. How would you express the decimal number 537 line interface (CLI) to operate a switch or router, or
as a binary number? experience using a CLI to configure and operate a UNIX
a. 101001111 or Linux system?
b. 1000011001 a. Yes
c. 111010101 b. No
d. 1010010101
e. The decimal number 537 is too large to express
as a binary number.

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ANSWERS
1. a,d
2. b
3. b
4. e
5. c,d
6. e
7. a
8. e
9. a
10. e
11. b
12. d
13. b
14. b
15. c
16. d
17. a

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